Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck

Rutaceae

Common Names:
Pani-dodam (S)
Then thodai (T)
Sweet Orange (E)

Traditional Knowledge

Useful plant parts :
Fruit and fruit rind

Uses in traditional medicine :

Drink prepared from the fresh juice is given for cough and throat problems
Paste prepared from the ground rind is applied on painful joints
Acts as a blood purifier, antiscorbutic, stomachic and diuretic
Used in the treatment of diabetes, liver and heart ailments and enlarged spleen due to malaria
Ingredient in the preparation of various tinctures

Scientific Research

Chemical constituents:

Terpene: limonene from oil of exocarp; flavonoid glycoside: atripliside and other flavonid glycosides, β-sitoterol and a ceramide, phenolic acids and their derivatives from leaves and peel

Bioactivity :

Essential oil of peel: antibacterial; volatile oil from exocarp: fungi toxic; fruit peel extract: antithyrodial properties and protective action against diet-induced atherosclerosis, antioxidative; limonene: antifungal, antiaplatoxigenic, antioxidative

Clinical:

Note :

Fruits are edible

References :

Anagnostopoulou, M. A. et al., (2005), Analysis of antioxidant compounds in sweet orange peel by HPLC–diode array detection- electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, Biomedical Chromatography, 19, 138-148

Anagnostopoulou, M. A. et al., (2006), Radical scavenging activity of various extracts and fractions of sweet orange peel (Citrus sinensis), Food Chemistry, 94(1), 19-25.

Martos, M. V. et al., (2008), Antibacterial activity of lemon (citrus lemon L.), mandarin (citrus reticulata L.), grapefruit (citrus paradisi L.) and orange (citrus sinensis L.) essential oils, Journal of Food Safety, 28, 567-576.

Parmar, H. S. and Kar, A., (2008), Antiperoxidative, Antithyroidal, Antihyperglycemic and Cardioprotective Role of Citrus sinensis Peel Extract in Male Mice, Phytotherapy Research, 22, 791-795.

Parmar, H. S. and Kar, A., (2007), Protective role of Citrus sinensis, Musa paradisiaca, and Punica granatum peels against diet-induced atheroscle- rosis and thyroid dysfunctions in rats, Nutrition Research, 27, 710-718.

Saleem, M. et al., (2010), Chemical constituents of Citrus sinensis var. Shukri from Pakistan, J Asian Nat Prod Res, 2(8), 702-6.

Sharma, N. and Tripathi, A., (2006), Fungitoxicity of the essential oil of Citrus sinensis on post-harvest pathogens, World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 22(6), 587-593.

Singh, P. et al., (2010) Chemical profile, antifungal, antiaflatoxigenic and antioxidant activity of Citrus maxima Burm. and Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck essential oils and their cyclic monoterpene, DL-limonene., Food Chem Toxicol., 48(6), 1734-40.

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